{"product_id":"the-pragmatic-enlightenment-dennis-c-rasmussen-9781107622999","title":"The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of Hume, Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire","description":"This is a study of the political theory of the Enlightenment, focusing on four leading eighteenth-century thinkers: David Hume, Adam Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire. Dennis C. Rasmussen calls attention to the particular strand of the Enlightenment these thinkers represent, which he terms the \"pragmatic Enlightenment.\" He defends this strand of Enlightenment thought against both the Enlightenment's critics and some of the more idealistic Enlightenment figures who tend to have more followers today, such as John Locke, Immanuel Kant, and Jeremy Bentham. Professor Rasmussen argues that Hume, Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire exemplify an especially attractive type of liberalism, one that is more realistic, moderate, flexible, and contextually sensitive than most other branches of this tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis C. Rasmussen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1107622999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107622999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Dennis C. Rasmussen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947757699327,"sku":"9781107622999","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_01c797bf-3099-4d32-a7d2-b53babada0b1.jpg?v=1681520618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pragmatic-enlightenment-dennis-c-rasmussen-9781107622999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}